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Creole religions of the Caribbean : an introduction : from Vodou and Santería to Obeah and Espiritismo / Margarite Fernández Olmos, Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert ; foreword by Joseph M. Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fernández Olmos, Margarite, author.
- Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth, author.
- Murphy, Joseph M., author of foreword.
- Series:
- Religion, race, and ethnicity.
- Religion, race, and ethnicity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Afro-Caribbean religions.
- Caribbean Area--Religion.
- Caribbean Area.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 372 pages) : illustrations, map
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions developed in the Caribbean region"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword to the Second Edition (2011)
- Preface to the First Edition (2003)
- Preface to the Second Edition (2011)
- Preface to the Third Edition (2021)
- Introduction
- 1. Historical Background
- 2. The Orisha Tradition in Cuba: Santería/Regla de Ocha
- 3. The Afro-Cuban Religious Traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society
- 4. Haitian Vodou: Forging a Creole Religion in Haiti
- 5. Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois
- 6. Rastafari
- 7. Espiritismo: Creole Spiritism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-351) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4798-0349-9
- OCLC:
- 1389791895
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